Hand guard for a rifle



FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hand guard for a rifle assembled from two identical halves according to the present invention, as seen from the front, above and from the left side.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the hand guard of FIG. 1, the bottom plan view being identical if obtained by rotating the hand guard 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation of the hand guard of FIG. 1, the right side elevation being an inverted mirror image if obtained by rotating the hand guard 180 degrees about its short axis.

FIG. 4 is a front elevation of the hand guard of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear elevation of the hand guard of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the one of the identical halves of the hand guard shown in FIG. 1, as seen from the front, above and from the left side.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the hand guard half of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a left side elevation of the hand guard half of FIG. 6.

FIG. 9 is a bottom plan view of the hand guard half of FIG. 6, the bottom plan view obtained by rotating that of FIG. 7 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 10 is a right side elevation of the hand guard half of FIG. 6, the right side elevation obtained by rotating that of FIG. 8 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 11 is a front elevation of the hand guard half of FIG. 6.

FIG. 12 is a rear elevation of the hand guard half of FIG. 6.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the hand guard half of FIG. 6 with its rail covers removed, as seen from the front, above and from the left side.

FIG. 14 is a top plan view of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is a left side elevation of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 13, the bottom plan view obtained by rotating that of FIG. 14 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 17 is a right side elevation of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 13, the right side elevation obtained by rotating that of FIG. 15 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 18 is a front elevation of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 19 is a rear elevation of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 13.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a hand guard half as seen from the front, above and from the left side.

FIG. 21 is a top plan view of the hand guard half of FIG. 20.

FIG. 22 is a left side elevation of the hand guard half of FIG. 20.

FIG. 23 is a bottom plan view of the hand guard half of FIG. 20, the bottom plan view obtained by rotating that of FIG. 21 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 24 is a right side elevation of the hand guard half of FIG. 20, the right side elevation obtained by rotating that of FIG. 22 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 25 is a front elevation of the hand guard half of FIG. 20.

FIG. 26 is a rear elevation of the hand guard half of FIG. 20.

FIG. 27 is a perspective view of the hand guard half of FIG. 20 with its rail covers removed, as seen from the front, above and from the left side.

FIG. 28 is a top plan view of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 27.

FIG. 29 is a left side elevation of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 27.

FIG. 30 is a bottom plan view of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 27 , the bottom plan view obtained by rotating that of FIG. 28 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 31 is a right side elevation of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 27, the right side elevation obtained by rotating that of FIG. 29 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 32 is a front elevation of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 27.

FIG. 33 is a rear elevation of the hand guard half as shown in FIG. 27.

FIG. 34 is a perspective view of an assembled hand guard formed from two identical hand guard halves as shown in FIG. 20, as seen from the front, above and from the left side.

FIG. 35 is a top plan view of the hand guard of FIG. 34, the bottom plan view being identical if obtained by rotating the hand guard 180 degrees about its long axis.

FIG. 36 is a left side elevation of the hand guard of FIG. 34, the right side elevation being an inverted mirror image if obtained by rotating the hand guard 180 degrees about its short axis.

FIG. 37 is a front elevation of the hand guard of FIG. 34; and,

FIG. 38 is rear elevation of the hand guard of FIG. 34.

The rifle engaging elements shown on the front and rear of the hand guard in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The inside features of the hand guard, which are shown in broken lines, also form no part of the claimed design. 

I claim the ornamental design for a hand guard for a rifle, as shown and described. 